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Your keys are always in the last place you look |
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Why do we call it a driveway when we park in it? And a parkway when we drive on it? |
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why do we have to pay sometimes when driving on a FREEway?
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The whole nine yards, as referring to going the distance but in football you need to gain ten yards for a first down. Therefore, the whole nine yards is not going the distance and to top it off, you give the ball to the other team. Not quite. It's actually in reference to the length of the ammunition belt of an aircraft machine-gun, which is 27 feet (nine yards). To fire all the rounds in the belt was to go "the whole nine yards". |
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Why is it called a boxing ring.... When it's a square! |
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The whole nine yards, as referring to going the distance but in football you need to gain ten yards for a first down. Therefore, the whole nine yards is not going the distance and to top it off, you give the ball to the other team. Not quite. It's actually in reference to the length of the ammunition belt of an aircraft machine-gun, which is 27 feet (nine yards). To fire all the rounds in the belt was to go "the whole nine yards". Thank you for clearing it up for me. 
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I've got all kinds of useless knowledge bouncing around in my noggin.
Guess that's why I'm on a championship trivia team. Haven't figured out yet if it's a blessing or a curse. 
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